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[watermelon.]

I'm baaaack! The chat thread... I'm in there now if you want to come
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[Dylan Klebold]

The most amazing hashtag ever:
#youbetterslowdownanduse​therightpronounshowthewo​rldyou'renoclown
GO START A REVOLUTION GUYS
go on

mfw i got that reference

[WilloweWolf]

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[Silverhart]

I have a few questions for everyone to help me out with writing a strong female character. You can answer as a writer or reader, or both.

What do you think makes a good female character? What traits do like to see in them?

What do you think makes a female character "strong"?

What do you think makes a poor female character? What traits do you dislike in female characters?

What types of female characters do you like? What types do you dislike?

Any other advice for writing strong female characters?

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[b]What do you think makes a good female character? What traits do like to see in them?[/b]

[b]What do you think makes a female character "strong"?[/b]

[b]What do you think makes a poor female character? What traits do you dislike in female characters?[/b]

[b]What types of female characters do you like? What types do you dislike?[/b]

[b]Any other advice for writing interesting, strong female characters?[/b]



I just want to gain some ideas and thoughts on writing female protagonists. I'm having trouble with one specific character of mine. I'm mostly afraid of her becoming too clichéd and as a result becoming uninteresting or dislikable. It's horrible, but I really struggle with writing certain types of female characters. XP I think it's because I haven't really found too many good female protagonists of this specific character type. So I'm not the best at writing them it seems. I've been trying to write up snippets that further explore her character so I can get a better idea of how to handle her, but she still comes across as... "off".

[WilloweWolf]

What do you think makes a good female character? What traits do like to see in them?
To be honest, I like to see a bit of bravery, but some brain cells are wonderful.
What do you think makes a female character "strong"?
I think a girl who is stubborn and headstrong, but knows when to back down.
What do you think makes a poor female character? What traits do you dislike in female characters?
A girl who acts like the stereotype girl, can be summed up with this one word: stupid.
What types of female characters do you like? What types do you dislike?
From my point of view, a... half-tomboy is the best.
Any other advice for writing interesting, strong female characters?
Be yourself.

[pepper.]

New story everyone!

"Surfing Fever": http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=2408577

Hope you like it

[Silverhart]

What do you think makes a good female character? What traits do like to see in them?
To be honest, I like to see a bit of bravery, but some brain cells are wonderful.
What do you think makes a female character "strong"?
I think a girl who is stubborn and headstrong, but knows when to back down.
What do you think makes a poor female character? What traits do you dislike in female characters?
A girl who acts like the stereotype girl, can be summed up with this one word: stupid.
What types of female characters do you like? What types do you dislike?
From my point of view, a... half-tomboy is the best.
Any other advice for writing interesting, strong female characters?
Be yourself.

Thanks for your thoughts! ^^ Can I ask what you mean by a "half-tomboy"? I'm not quite sure what to make of that.

Any one else care to anwser? I'd love to hear from a lot of different people. It'd help me out tremendously.

[WilloweWolf]

*stands in empty chatroom* Well, this is boring. *goes to work on writing*

[Tesalong]

What do you think makes a good female character? What traits do like to see in them?
I don't completely know how to answer, honestly. If the writer is good enough and they're portrayed properly, almost any character can be considered good, so long as they have a very human balance of positive and negative traits. I enjoy seeing persistence or an interesting sense of humor, though. C:
What do you think makes a female character "strong"?
Oh geez, that's hard. Strength comes in many forms, after all, and nobody can be strong all the time. We're only human, right? It's kind of the ability to hold yourself together when things get rough, to keep moving forward, to be willing to sacrifice.
What do you think makes a poor female character? What traits do you dislike in female characters?
Well, if they're not realistic, for one. Mary sues aren't welcome. I dislike it if they're always the one who is being saved, or if they can never learn or grow from past mistakes. And I tend to hate characters that are too needlessly stubborn or aggressive {because usually, they're too stubborn to admit they're wrong and learn from their own errors when it counts}, too whiny, or too oblivious/naive.
What types of female characters do you like? What types do you dislike?
I don't know if I can answer the first part. There's lots of potential types that are good if done correctly. XD
I tend to dislike ones that are too helpless. When they're always being the damsel in distress. Or characters that are too judgmental or standoff-ish or angry without reason.
Any other advice for writing interesting, strong female characters?
Growth throughout the story can be fun. Your character can turn into a "strong" person after having to face and learn from different challenges. And people can be strong and weak in different situations. For example, I currently have a character whom could face many difficult situations, but would run for the hills at the first sign of a family conflict.